Remarks by Shawn O'Neil
136 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“And ultimately that reaches city council if necessary for an appeal decision, as I'm turning to a city attorney. Because I particularly have a concern about data centers myself, so I want to know if we're going to be an opportunity to weigh in.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I personally would like it. considered to somehow get to us, because it is a highly charged thing. I also think that it's fairly complicated on those data centers that work for the community maybe and those that don't, because there's an argument that they create employment, but if they're a huge complex, they create temporary employment to get it in place, but then it drops to little, but then something like Siemens, I can totally understand, but I envision it'd be neat to have at least council be having an opportunity to weigh in, but that's my thoughts. Sorry to interrupt.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, I just wanted before I, if you don't mind, before I call on folks, just make a matter of record that I think it was last Thursday, and I alerted staff that I would do this. I met with Brian Shera, who I think is in the audience back there, of Schnitzer Properties, and we had a conversation, and I would like to give to the city recorder documents he provided to me. Um, that if we can make maybe by the end of the meeting copies to council, I think if serves me right. And I hope he can give me a nod in the audience that it was stuff that he already submitted to the planning, uh,…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. With that, Councillor Cunningham? Oh, sorry, Councillor Skoll, my apologies.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I haven't had a chance, to be honest with you, to compare the two, because I didn't have a chance to look at that this afternoon. I'm just making mine. I felt it uncomfortable. I got these documents in a meeting, and I want to share what I received.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Sorry, I don't, Council Cunningham, I don't want to interrupt your frame of mind. It's just that none of the councillors, I haven't seen your questions, so it would be helpful that we have those questions as a council so we can look at them, because right now I'm operating blindless. Did you get a copy of those?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Would you be okay with providing your questions so we see what the questions were?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“So we can have a better discussion. That would help me to understand.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. The only other, I just want to make a comment. Maybe I misheard. Councillor Cunningham's statement about West Hills. I mean, from my perspective, when West Hills came, you know, we all asked very constructive questions and inquiries as a body. And I had a set of questions that I submitted to be answered. And that's where we're at. I don't think there was any council sway one way or another as to a final decision. So the comment that suggests that we weren't I guess entertaining West Hills concerns really is premature because we as a body haven't spoken yet. And maybe I…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Any comment? Process. I'll turn to the city attorney. Right now, Where are we at in the public process where? Schnitzer can participate moving forward. I Mean they're gonna testify This heard not testified but offer community input in the City Council meeting but after tonight What are the processes for them?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay. And then I'm all about process. Sorry, it's the lawyer in me. You know, it's making the process consistently applied to everyone is important to me. And so... Offering one particular developer something that others don't get to me. There's a concern there When we're in a open legislative process, it seems like a hoop has been jumped or a process has been jumped and My worry is if we do it for this particular developer how does it impact down the road and I guess I I turn to the city attorney, get some guidance on that.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“And just The discussion of waivers, it's my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, because I've been involved with the city for a number of years. Have we ever denied a waiver that you know of?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, and then correct me if I'm wrong. To the extent the DRB were to deny the waiver, the developer has an appeal right to the city council. Correct. Correct. Nothing has changed. No, that is correct.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“One last thing. On Coffee Creek, you know the the mental health facility that was contemplated, that was going in Coffee Creek, wasn't it, initially? And the governor killed that through, I think, isn't that correct? I was on the development review board that approved that. So one of the reasons why we have some vacancy in Coffee Creek is because of something totally out of control of the city. Would you agree?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“We could have had some really decent development, but for Governor Brown at the time.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“The governor, but I'm saying that you're not saying, okay, fair enough. Counselor Cunningham.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Just to give you time, it's 10 minutes to 7. We have one other item, which we need to get done. So do you have what you need from us?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“So I'm going to turn to counselors to give their final comments and input.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I'm seeing nods at the head. Council President Berry?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Did the city manager have something to say? I'm sorry, I didn't see your light in time.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“And that sounds like something that would be in a goal-setting conference. Would it not be where staff would give us a more detailed deep dive?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilor Cunningham. I concur with what the council has just said. And can I make a comment? This is me, no one else. It would help me when someone provides testimony as detailed as the packet that I understand we received that would be given to me so I can look at it over the weekend. So I love great input, but we're going through staff materials usually during the weekend. And just to pass it on to anybody, a member of the public, if they really want us to all be on top of information being submitted, the sooner we get it, the better. As a trial lawyer, I used to remember…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“So, um, you have a staff recommendation, um, which you've laid out, uh, council, um, any input or, uh, council president Berry.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026